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<blockquote data-quote="blr_p" data-source="post: 1995387" data-attributes="member: 10952"><p>So here is what it looks like</p><p></p><p>1. ground floor</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Zj6Rq6d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>X marks the spot where the router is placed for the test.</em></p><p></p><p>Bedrooms 1 & 3 are at the limit here, -79dBm isn't very good, should be closer to 70.</p><p></p><p>3db is a doubling of power so to get from -79 to -70 requires a signal 8 times more powerful than your present. Sticking 9dBi antennas on your present router will only get you four times more power.</p><p></p><p>this will bring bedroom 2 into the late 70's. if you are happy with performance currently in bedroom 1 & 3 then you can expect the same with bedroom 2.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/YU0q0UB.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>What i don't understand is why less signal is lost in the living room with a load bearing wall (shown in red) than in bedroom 3 ?</p><p></p><p>And the loss in bedroom 3 is the same as bedroom 1 which has another load bearing wall in the way. Signal in bedroom 1 should be weaker than bedroom 3.</p><p></p><p></p><p>2. upper floor</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/7VfVP2p.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The upper floor is harder to understand. i don't get why in the kitchen there is almost no signal. in your last test it got 86% of pings through so i'd have expected at least -79dbm there if not more still.</p><p></p><p>How the signal vanishes so completely in bedroom room 3 is a mystery, no signal whatsoever even though its not that far from the crockery unit. Consistent with your first test of 0% ping.</p><p></p><p>To get these levels up on the top floor is going to take a router with more power WITH high gain antennas (most important) to hear your clients. Read this article.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/31516-why-high-power-routers-dont-improve-range?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=" target="_blank"><u>Why High Power Routers Don't Improve Range</u></a></p><p></p><p>Where is the stairwell located btw, to get to the top floor ?</p><p></p><p>What gain antennas is microtik shipping with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blr_p, post: 1995387, member: 10952"] So here is what it looks like 1. ground floor [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Zj6Rq6d.jpg[/IMG] [I]X marks the spot where the router is placed for the test.[/I] Bedrooms 1 & 3 are at the limit here, -79dBm isn't very good, should be closer to 70. 3db is a doubling of power so to get from -79 to -70 requires a signal 8 times more powerful than your present. Sticking 9dBi antennas on your present router will only get you four times more power. this will bring bedroom 2 into the late 70's. if you are happy with performance currently in bedroom 1 & 3 then you can expect the same with bedroom 2. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YU0q0UB.jpg[/IMG] What i don't understand is why less signal is lost in the living room with a load bearing wall (shown in red) than in bedroom 3 ? And the loss in bedroom 3 is the same as bedroom 1 which has another load bearing wall in the way. Signal in bedroom 1 should be weaker than bedroom 3. 2. upper floor [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7VfVP2p.jpg[/IMG] The upper floor is harder to understand. i don't get why in the kitchen there is almost no signal. in your last test it got 86% of pings through so i'd have expected at least -79dbm there if not more still. How the signal vanishes so completely in bedroom room 3 is a mystery, no signal whatsoever even though its not that far from the crockery unit. Consistent with your first test of 0% ping. To get these levels up on the top floor is going to take a router with more power WITH high gain antennas (most important) to hear your clients. Read this article. [URL='http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/31516-why-high-power-routers-dont-improve-range?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page='][U]Why High Power Routers Don't Improve Range[/U][/URL] Where is the stairwell located btw, to get to the top floor ? What gain antennas is microtik shipping with. [/QUOTE]
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